I find an artistic cockup (and not necessarily by Rod) a lot more convincing than the possibility of a hidden message that they intended to play Alexander (but once again, didn't). Guys, I just don't think Maiden are all that enamoured with Alexander, and they have a wealth of longer tracks -...

1. Stare At The Sun
Average Score: 9.38/10
Silicon Messiah 10/10
Unless you're Jer, it shouldn't come as any surprise whatsoever that "Stare At The Sun" is the winner in the countdown, bar none. It has never lost a single Blaze Survivor, and is there any reason it should take a loss now? I...

So I had a tour in the museum today. It was for families with children and it was about elephants in Oriental art. Which made a lot of sense two years ago when it was devised, because back then, there was a special exhibition with Indian elephant paintings. But this exhibition has been over for...

Opiate (1992)
1. Sweat - Fading in like a scene from a warehouse and then breaking into a flutter of riffage, what a great way to open an EP. I really dig the verse, Maynard sounds really good. The pre-chorus / chorus section is also awesome. "Seems like I've been here before!" Huh, wonder...

...a lovely little song. The acoustic guitar and Agnetha's vocals are so good together. The vocal harmony on that chorus is great. Is this a hiddengem? I didn't remember how it went before it came on and I'm loving it a lot. 10/10
11. So Long - What a bop. The verse is strong, the pre-chorus...

...released by Bon Jovi without any members writing it. Not amazing but it does a decent job - 7/10
Shot Through The Heart - Another great hiddengem on the first album, having nothing to do with You Give Love A Bad Name. Starting off slower before picking up the pace this track. - 10/10
Love...

...die schönste Stadt der Welt!", and the seamless transitions from part to part make it a filthy yet beautiful song. This is Rammstein's hiddengem, and it's also right up there with "Sonne" as the best song they've ever written. So good. 10/10
8. Morgenstern - A choir opens up this song...

Following my last post, in an even deeper attempt to bring some hiddengems spreaded worldwide, I invite you to focus in your home land.
So I'm from Portugal and this is my list:
#10 - Thormenthor (prog/ death metal) - If you like early Cynic or Atheist do yourself a favor and listen to...

...and bridge are also not quite the best, but like I said, it's a very good song, just not quite the best thing Rammstein have ever done. A "hiddengem" perhaps though. 8/10
9. Alter Mann - The opening to this sounds like a romp through the jungle in like... Dora the Explorer or something. The...

I took some time to think this over- here is the casting couch.. eerr call, buddy:
Casting directors thoughts in (..):
Bruce – Charlie Sheen (EXACTLY the same case of mouth diarrhea going on with Sheen plus both can sort of sing)
Steve – Hulk Hogan (that bald spot could be hidden with make...

How so?
Maiden live is almost always
Bruce does his swashbuckling thing
Dave does his smiling/occasional fist pump thing
Janick does the whirling prancing dervish thing
Adrian does his slow swagger thing
Steve does his foot on the monitor/occasional across the stage gallop/occasional full...